I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to anims, and by the lack of postage in this thread, I guess I am not alone.

I was hammering round looking for this and that and happened across this list. Its from 2010, but should provide a good resource for people who need anims to make their own investigations. I have also posted the original link below. Props to the OP for compiling such a great list. I would like to point out that just because the OP says "confirmed in conversation" does NOT give you a free ticket to ride. The context of this post is talking about the situation WITHIN SL. Not other grids. The polite thing to do is always to ask. Good anim creators are known to be hard to find even within SL. So anyone seeking animations, or tips how to create them themselves would probably do well to talk to some creators beforehand.

Beginning furniture makers or experimenters often don't have the money and / or confidence yet to invest in buying licenced animations.

We all know from this weekend the débacle that can ensue when what appear to be "bargain-priced" licenced animations fall into their hands. (NOTE: I think this refers to the stroker serpentine anims, but I am not sure)

I'm trying to make a list of animations that float around in freebie circles (such as Yadni's) that they generally can count on to be legitimately free, unpirated animations for them to use without being bitten in the arse one day for having done so.

Animators who released some freebies in the past but now never licence their stuff [3]
Neo Virgo (confirmed in conversation with CL 5 July 2008)
Owain Raymaker (confirmed in conversation with CL 13 Aug 2008)
Shukran Fahid (confirmed in conversation with CL 24 Aug 2008. Please do not contact him about these freebies as he is no longer in possession of them; you must obtain them from somewhere else. And, they are not supported.)

Sine Wave (various creators). Released the following genuine freebies: Lime Jelly, Hipster, We love you girl, and We love you boy. There is a full-perm version of Caramel circulating, but its release was accidental.
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[1] if you see these animations being used by anyone but them, they are likely pirated.

[2] You need to check with these animators when free stuff created by them comes into your hands.

[3] These people released some stuff as freebies in the distant past, but now only produce animations for their own use, and never licence any of these current ones out.

[4] An effort was made at clarification but no real determination of status was possible owing to the accounts having been deleted from SL. Use at your own risk.

I've used the qavimator (free software for linux and maybe some other OS's) program to make some animations but doing it right involves a lot of work (to make it smooth and anatomically convincing). It comes with a few sample animations.

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